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Olympics Collection (page 4)

Background imageOlympics Collection: Count Baillet-Letour

Count Baillet-Letour
Count Baille-Letour (left), in conversation with Dr. Lippert, Commissioner of State for Berlin and Dr. von Lewald (right), President of the Olympic Organising Committee. Date: 1936

Background imageOlympics Collection: Alice Coachman at 1948 Olympic Games

Alice Coachman at 1948 Olympic Games
Alice Coachman (USA) wins the High Jump and breaks the Olympic record with a jump of 5 feet 6 inches. Date: 1948

Background imageOlympics Collection: Olympics / 1936 / Closing

Olympics / 1936 / Closing
Closing parade, taking place in the dark with spotlights Date: 1936

Background imageOlympics Collection: Olympics / 1932 / Fencing

Olympics / 1932 / Fencing
Fencing: Helene Mayer (Germany) placed 5th Date: 1932

Background imageOlympics Collection: Olympics Photographers

Olympics Photographers
Some of the photographers at the Olympic Games, Berlin 1936 Date: 1936

Background imageOlympics Collection: Boats on Alamitos Bay, Long Beach, California, USA

Boats on Alamitos Bay, Long Beach, California, USA
Olympic Marine Boating Course, Alamitos Bay, Long Beach, California, USA. Date: 1932

Background imageOlympics Collection: Virginie Heriot, French yachtswoman

Virginie Heriot, French yachtswoman
Virginie Claire Desiree Marie Heriot (1890-1932), French yachtswoman who won a gold medal in the 1928 Summer Olympics 8 metre class. Date: 1925

Background imageOlympics Collection: William Dudley Ward

William Dudley Ward (1877 1946), English sportsman and Liberal politician. Date: 1900

Background imageOlympics Collection: Dr. Griffith Pugh

Dr. Griffith Pugh, leader of the British medical team for the 1968 Mexico Olympics, peforms high altitude tests, checking an athletes heart readings during a five-minute race

Background imageOlympics Collection: Aerial view, Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA

Aerial view, Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA
Aerial view from an airship of Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA, in the year when the Olympics were held there. Date: 1932

Background imageOlympics Collection: Ethel Catherwood

Ethel Catherwood
Ethel Mary Catherwood (1908-1987), Canadian athlete and winner of the first womens Olympic gold medal in the high jump at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, setting a world record in the process

Background imageOlympics Collection: Ovaltine advertisement, 1928

Ovaltine advertisement, 1928
Advertisement for soporific, milky bedtime drink Ovaltine from 1928, claiming it to be the ideal drink for athletes due to its ability to build up sinew and muscle

Background imageOlympics Collection: British athletes undergoing light therapy before Olympics

British athletes undergoing light therapy before Olympics
British hopefuls for the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games are given a course of light therapy or ray treatment in a Westminster surgery Pictured are J. R. Major, V.P. Brown, F. Gaby, S. Ferris and H. A

Background imageOlympics Collection: Water Polo riot at 1932 Los Angeles Olympics

Water Polo riot at 1932 Los Angeles Olympics
A page from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, reporting on a riot at the water polo during the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games

Background imageOlympics Collection: Marathon race, 1932 Olympic Games

Marathon race, 1932 Olympic Games
The start of the marathon at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, won by Zabala. Date: 1932

Background imageOlympics Collection: Tommy Hampson returns home after Olympics

Tommy Hampson returns home after Olympics
Thomas " Tommy" Hampson (1907 1965), British athlete, winner of the 800 metres at the 1932 Summer Los Angeles Olympics, pictured on the shoulders of boys from St

Background imageOlympics Collection: Helene Madison, 1932 Olympic Games

Helene Madison, 1932 Olympic Games
Helene Madison (June 19, 1913 November 27, 1970), American swimmer. She won gold medals in the 100m and 400m freestyle at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, becoming, along with Romeo Neri of Italy

Background imageOlympics Collection: Pentathlon fall, 1932 Olympic Games

Pentathlon fall, 1932 Olympic Games
Olympic riding at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Retnehazy, a Hungarian athlete, take a nasty fall during the cross country ride in the pentathlon

Background imageOlympics Collection: Opening Ceremony of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games

Opening Ceremony of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games
The inauguration of the athletic contests at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, with part of the huge stadium with stands filled shown, and athletes lining up in the centre. Date: 1932

Background imageOlympics Collection: Tommy Hampson collapsed after 800m win, 1932 Olympics

Tommy Hampson collapsed after 800m win, 1932 Olympics
Thomas " Tommy" Hampson (1907 1965), British athlete, winner of the 800 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Pictured on the front cover of the Illustrated Sporting

Background imageOlympics Collection: American sprinters on the podium, 1932 Olympics

American sprinters on the podium, 1932 Olympics
Afro-American sprinter E. Dolan receiving congratulations after winning the 100m and 200m sprint races at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Pictured with R. Metcalfe in second place. Date: 1932

Background imageOlympics Collection: 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Village

1932 Los Angeles Olympic Village
Built on the site of a once-famous Spanish rancho, an aerial view of the Olympic Village for the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, where competitors were boarded at $2 per day. Date: 1932

Background imageOlympics Collection: 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Village interior

1932 Los Angeles Olympic Village interior
The interior of one of the 550 two-roomed houses of Olympic Village, exclusively reserved for competitors at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, showing the rather basic looking accommodation

Background imageOlympics Collection: 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Stadium

1932 Los Angeles Olympic Stadium
The gigantic 125, 000 seater stadium in Los Angeles which was the setting for the 1932 Olympic Games. Building was begun in 1921 and it was then rebuilt to its larger proportions. Date: 1932

Background imageOlympics Collection: Olympic Polo Team, 1924

Olympic Polo Team, 1924
Englands Olympic Polo team for the Paris Games of 1924. Top left is Major F. W. Barrett, top right is Lieut. Colonel the Hon. J. D. Y. Bingham, bottom right is Captain the Hon. F. E

Background imageOlympics Collection: Robert Croft Bourne, Vanity Fair, Ape

Robert Croft Bourne, Vanity Fair, Ape
ROBERT CROFT BOURNE (1888 -1938) British rower, competing in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and Conservative Party politician from 1924 to his death in 1938. Caption: a good stroke Date: 1888 -1938

Background imageOlympics Collection: Stockholm Olympics 1912 - English Relay Team

Stockholm Olympics 1912 - English Relay Team
The English 4 x 100 metres relay team who won gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. From left to right: D. Jacobs, H. M. Macintosh, W. R. Applegarth and V. D Arcy

Background imageOlympics Collection: Germany - Berlin Olympics - Argentinian athletes training

Germany - Berlin Olympics - Argentinian athletes training
Germany - Berlin Olympics 1936 - Argentinian athletes training in the early morning in the Olympic Village, in front of their accommodation bungalow. Date: 1936

Background imageOlympics Collection: Olympics / 1912 / Certificat

Olympics / 1912 / Certificat
Competitors certificate Date: 1912

Background imageOlympics Collection: London Fire Brigade Minis - London 2012 Olympics

London Fire Brigade Minis - London 2012 Olympics
London Fire Brigade Minis, used at the Olympic Park, Stratford, East London, for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games

Background imageOlympics Collection: Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games 1948

Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games 1948

Background imageOlympics Collection: The Queens Excitement over the Struggle in the Stadium: Th

The Queens Excitement over the Struggle in the Stadium: Th
The image depicts a scene from the the 1908 Olympics held in London. The marathon was watched by 80, 000 spectators, including Queen Alexandra

Background imageOlympics Collection: Starting blocks - 1948 Olympics

Starting blocks - 1948 Olympics
New adjustable, aluminium starting blocks developed by Mr. H. Rottenburg and used at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. Date: 1948



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